The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow concocts a masterpiece of a film without tricks or gimmicks, at least none to be detected and that in itself is a triumph. Realistic yet poetic like the works of the great masters. It enters and fits a genre... Full review

I spent the entire film grabbing the arms of my seat. I was there in Irak, steps away from my death and the death of those around me. The tension, the suspense is at times breathtaking, literally. "The Hurt Locker" is... Full review

Gut-wrenching, pulse-pounding, out of this world tension, just mere exterior descriptions of what Kathryn Bigelow's new film, The Hurt Locker is. Written by Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker overflows with intensity, passion, and reverence. In the wake of 9/11, filmmakers have... Full review

A war film unlike any other, The Hurt Locker examines a group of Army bomb squad soldiers in Iraq and the extreme toll the horrors of war and the debilitating awareness of imminent death takes on their lives. Incredibly suspenseful from... Full review

Yeah, a drug to knock your senses out cold. From start to finish, the film grips your attention and never lets go. Sure, it may have some flaws, and who am I to tell whether the soldiers in the film were... Full review

The Hurt Locker is a serious character study and a taut, suspenseful action thriller at once. The subject matter itself - the work of a bomb expert, possibly one of the most nerve-racking jobs on the planet - yields most of... Full review

After a long break, director Kathryn Bigelow returns with 'The Hurt Locker', and shows why she is one of the most exciting film-makers working today. Following a particular bomb squad currently serving in Iraq, the film shows the conflict on a... Full review

This is simply a belter of a movie .. Using the unsung heroes of Iraqs Bomb Disposal unit and some relentless set pieces this film sucks you in gargles you then spits you out leaving you with an emphatic message.. WAR... Full review

Action woman Kathryn Bigelow returns to form in this intense war drama about an elite Bomb Squad whose job is to disarm and diffuse deadly bombs that plagues modern day Iraq. Her first film since 2002's K19:The Widowmaker, this movie is... Full review

Action woman Kathryn Bigelow returns to form in this intense war drama about an elite Bomb Squad whose job is to disarm and diffuse deadly bombs that plagues modern day Iraq. Her first film since 2002's K19:The Widowmaker, this movie is... Full review

Thankfully, Bigelow is back on form here for what is probably her most accomplished film to date.....Long lauded for her surprising gift for male-oriented action films, Point Break in particular, Kathryn Bigelow seemed to have lost her touch in recent years..... ... Full Review

Thankfully, Bigelow is back on form here for what is probably her most accomplished film to date.....Long lauded for her surprising gift for male-oriented action films, Point Break in particular, Kathryn Bigelow seemed to have lost her touch in recent years..... ... Full Review

Kathryn Bigelow's intense, jittery drama doesn't deeply consider the whys and hows of the conflict, and good job, too....no recent action movie has better expressed the critical importance of space.....so far The Hurt Locker is easily the best film to come out of the Iraq war.....The movie represents a personal triumph for Bigelow.....Boal's script is notable for making character the priority;.... ... Full Review

The Hurt Locker excels though at making us feel....a film about the war in Iraq that doesn't preach or pontificate, that isn't instant box-office poison..... ... Full Review

The action is powerful and the tension is real..... ... Full Review

A mother slaps one of them, while her son's pregnant girlfriend wails hysterically. A bitter, distraught father challenges, "Why aren't you there? Why aren't you dead?" and spits in the visitor's face. ... Full Article

THE HURT LOCKER, PRECIOUS and CLINT EASTWOOD's new movie INVICTUS have emerged as Oscar Best Film favourites in the first serious Internet critics list of the awards season. ... Full Article

Select 2009 Hollywood Awards winners: Actor: Robert De Niro, "Everybody's Fine." Actress: Hilary Swank, "Amelia." Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglorious Basterds." Supporting Actress: Julianne Moore, "A Single Man." ... Full Article

The first rumors suggests the sci-fi horror thriller Pandorum will make fast tracks to Blu-ray on December 22, followed by a devilishly hungry Megan Fox in Jennifer's Body on December 29. ... Full Article

The Iraq war thriller "The Hurt Locker" and the sports-themed black comedy "Big Fan" led with three nominations apiece as the Gotham Awards kicked off the movie kudos season. ... Full Article

Kathryn Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' and Robert Siegel's 'Big Fan' are both leading the noms collection as each grabs onto three nods from the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards. ... Full Article